Scotcast

The BBC's Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Radio Scotland,312 episodes

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Sandie Peggie, Labour rebels and Scottie’s soliloquy
Laura Miller, David Wallace Lockhart and Hannah Rodger on the week’s news.
18 Jul 2025,33 mins
Kneecap, migrant deal and booze at football
Natalie Higgins, Phil Sim and Paul McNamee on the week's news.
10 Jul 2025,34 mins
Rachel Reeves, welfare U-turn and 'proper' jobs
Natalie Higgins, Phil Sim, John McTernan and Talat Yaqoob on the week's news.
04 Jul 2025,28 mins
Wingsuit flyer: Why I do it
British champion Liam Byrne died at the weekend during a jump.
26 Jun 2025,25 mins
Is taxing private schools pointless?
And ‘hoaching’ and ‘shoogly’ are added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
25 Jun 2025,26 mins
Could Iran shake our economy?
And if the conflict changes the North Sea oil debate.
24 Jun 2025,28 mins,
Humza Yousaf: Iran will hit back
The former first minister on his fear of an 'all-out war'.
23 Jun 2025,28 mins
What’s really going on in our schools?
And why 40 per cent of pupils have additional support needs (ASN).
19 Jun 2025,31 mins
A minimum income for all
Should billions more be spent to guarantee everyone a minimum income?
18 Jun 2025,26 mins
Is AI coming for your job?
Just how much of our future will rely on artificial intelligence?
17 Jun 2025,33 mins
What Tommy Sheridan did next
The ex-MSP on retraining as a social worker and a potential political comeback.
16 Jun 2025,34 mins
Is Swinney really under pressure?
And what does the spending review mean for Scotland?
12 Jun 2025,29 mins
Acorn: a ‘greenwashing scam’?
Cash boost for carbon capture project in chancellor’s spending review.
11 Jun 2025,29 mins
'One lawyer quit to become cabin crew'
Why some solicitors are turning their backs on defending the accused
10 Jun 2025,30 mins
Who hacked M&S?
And why Anas Sarwar said his interview with Martin was 'embarrassing'.
09 Jun 2025,29 mins
By-election: a tale of two winners?
BONUS: A Labour victory in Hamilton, but Reform UK have cause to celebrate.
06 Jun 2025,29 mins
Labour wins Hamilton by-election
Election expert Professor Sir John Curtice breaks down the result.
06 Jun 2025,10 mins
Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?
JJ Chalmers on reversing decades of decline in UK armed forces personnel.
05 Jun 2025,30 mins
Flamingo Land ruffles feathers on Loch Lomond
And police play down Scottish gang feud link to deadly Spain shootings.
04 Jun 2025,29 mins
Has Swinney gone shy on independence?
Sir Keir Starmer says a referendum isn’t a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?
03 Jun 2025,30 mins
Gangsters gunned down in Spain
The grudge that led to the bar room shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
02 Jun 2025,29 mins
Devi Sridhar on how we can live longer
And how she dealt with death threats.
29 May 2025,32 mins
Star chef: ‘Our crazy, unreasonable business’
Stuart Ralston on kitchen fights and becoming a Michelin man.
28 May 2025,29 mins
Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row
The Reform UK leader has defended a controversial ad about Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
27 May 2025,23 mins
Why are kids carrying knives?
And Martin’s tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
22 May 2025,31 mins
Net zero: what’s in it for us?
Experts propose new climate targets for Scotland.
21 May 2025,25 mins
Should buying sex be a crime?
The MSP trying to criminalise people who pay for sex.
20 May 2025,29 mins
Fishermen’s fury over PM’s Brexit reset
And could the UK eventually rejoin the EU?
19 May 2025,27 mins
'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.
15 May 2025,29 mins
Dry spell prompts water warning
And Martin is enthralled by the story of a fare-dodging dog.
14 May 2025,28 mins